Camping outfit



Aug. 28, 1923.

O. E. HANS CAMPING OUTFIT.

Filed Feb. 21. 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 [N m 70 H -Aug. 2 8, 1923.

4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 2l

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ATTORNEYS Eng. 28,,1923? O. E. HANS CAMPING OUTFIT Filed Feb. 21, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 nummnmunmmmun WITNESSES ATTORNEYS l/VI/E/VTOR US AQ E. ANS,

4 Sheets-Sheet 4 0. E. HANS CAMPING OUTFIT Filed Feb. 21

Aug. 28, 1923.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS patented 28, E923.

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CAMPING. QUTFIT;

Application filed February at, 1922. Serial Fro. 588,3?9.

To all? whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Oscar Emmsr Hans, a citizen of the United States, and a'resident of Tulsa, in the county of Tulsa and State of Oklahoma, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Camping Gutfits, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to camping outfits, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a camping outfit which is of simplified construction and is adapted to be attached to an automobile of ordinary construction in such manner as not to retard the movement of the automobile in any way.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which can be'detached from the vehicle to which applied at will and can be folded into small compass while in either detached or applied position, whereby the device is readily portable when detached.

A. further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which will afford sleeping and housing accommodations for a plurality or persons when in set up position and which is adapt ed to completely house detachable parts thereof, as well as other articles such as baggage, when in folded position. ther objects and advantages will be ap parent from the following description, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly outlined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view, showing an I automobile equipped with in invention, the

device being shown in folde position,

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the device 111 set up position,

Figs. 3, 4i and 5 respectively are a side elevation, a plan view, and an and elevation of the device detached from the automobile and with the tent and the tent supporting ele ments thereof removed,

Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the device, illustrating to advantage the tent supportin elements comprised therein,

ig. 7 is a perspective view of a coupling member included in the device,

Fig. 8 is a lon 'itudinal section through the coupling mom or shown in Fig. 7, Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of the device, portions thereof being broken away,

Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing fragmentary portions of tent supporting members comprised in the device and illustrating to advantage a con ling member ineluded therein for connection with the coupling member illustrated in Fig. 7,

F 1g. 11 is a section through a fragmentary portion of the device and through a support there-for, showing the means for detachably securing the device to the sup ort, and

Fig. 12 is a side elevation o the structure 4 shown in Fig. 11.

in carrying my invention into effect in the form now preferred by me, I provide a body or compartment comprising a fiat bottom 1, parallel vertical sides 2 upstanding from the side edges of the bottom and being rigidly secured to the latter in any suitable known manner, an end member 3 'hingedly attached at at to the bottom 1, and complementary top sections 5-'5 hingedly attached, as at 6, at their remote edges to the sides 2-2 at the upper edges of the latter. a p The parts described so far are made of suitable material, such as wood, and in the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the bottom 1, the sides2--2 and the top sections- 5-5 are all substantially rectangular in configuration. The end 3 is so formed that the upper end thereof extends above the plane of the upper edges of the sides 2-2 when it has been swung upwardly into vertical position as illustrated to advantage in Figs. 1 and 5 and the upper edge of the end memher 3 is inclined downwardly in opposite directions from the median line thereof to its side edges.

The sides 2--2 are br against lateral movement outwardly or apart by inclined braces 7 arranged at opposite sides thereof with their bases secured to extensions 8 exa position in which disposed fiatwise against the brace as indicated by the full lines in Fig. 5 to a position in which inclined upwardly and outwardly from the brace, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 5. A keeper 11 is provided for each sup ort 9 and is substantially of U-shape, as s own. A web portion of the keeper 11 is secured to the support 9 andthe arms thereof straddlethe brace 7 and extend beyond the inner side of the latter. A transverse pin 12 connecting the arms of the keeper adjacent to the ends of the latter will be moved into contact with the inner side of the brace 7 when the support 9 has been moved to the dotted line position of Fig. 5 and will hold the latter against further movement away from the brace.

Flat lon itudinal members 13-13 are secured to the upper side of the top section 5-5 by right angular brackets 14, whereby the members 1313 lie in planes extending substantially at right angles to the planes of the top sections 5-5. As shown in Fig. 5, the members 13-13 are arranged at such distances from the remote edges of the sections 5-5 that they will be close to the sides 2 when the sections have been swung outward-' into horizontal positions and thus tend sections 5-5 in outwardly 7 positions, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. lhe members.13-l3 also cooperate with the sections 5-5 to retain upon the latter articles, such as pieces of luggage, placed thereon when the sections have been swung inwardly to rest upon the inclined upper sides of the end 3 and in contact with each other along their free sides, as illustrated in Figs. 1, d and 5.

The members 9 constitute the main supy to support the to swung horizonta -port "for the sections 5-5 when the latter have been moved outwardly into horizontal positior-is The supports 9 are moved or swung outwardly into; the position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 5 and by the full lines in Fig. 6 preliminarily to swinging the sections 5 outwardly into horizontal position. The sections 5-5 serve as beds or seats when in outwardly swung horizontal position. that sufficient space is provided between the beds or seats to permit of convenient access thereto and of practically unrestricted movement between the beds or seats at opposite sides of the body.

In Figs. 11 and 12, i show the means now preferred by me for detachably securing the body to a supporting frame 15, which may be the frame of an automobile or other vehicle. llnFigs. 1 and 2, the body is illustrated as being applied to an automobile 15 of the Ford roadster type of construction but obviously the application of the invention is not limited to a vehicle of this type. hinge strap 1? is secured by bolts 18 to a It is to be observed at this point rneaaaa side of the body of the device and depends below the latter, being formed to provide a pair or" alined sleeve ortions at its lower end, between which is isposed a sleeve portion 19 of a bolt 20. A pintle 21 is projected through the sleeve portions of the strap 17 and the bolt 20 to couple these parts together. A sleeve 22 having a flange 22' at its lower end is slidable upon the bolt 20 and is adapted to enter a notch 23 in the hori-.

zontal ortion 24: of a Z-plate 25 which is secured to the frame 15 by bolts 26. When the bolt 20 has been swung toward the Z- plate 25 so that the sleeve 22 has been moved into the notch 23 and the flange 22 is located below the horizontal portion 24, a nut 27 engaging the bolt 20 is tightened until the flange 22 engages the under side of the horizontal portion 24.

In practice, I provide a plurality of the coupling connections just described at opposite sides of the frame of the automobile and at opposite 'sides of the body of the device, whereby the body of the device can be read ily detachably and rigidly secured to the frame of the automobile in superimposed position thereon without the use of any special tool.

When the top sections 5--5 have been swung outwardly to horizontal position, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 6, a structure for supporting a tent 28 may be placed thereon and detachably secured thereto. The tent supporting structure includes sets of tent poles such as indicated at 29 and 30 in Fig. 6. llhe tent poles 29 and 30 are pivotally connected to each other at the upper end of the tent pole 29 and at a short distance from the upper end of the tent pole 30. Connectors 31 are provided for the tent poles 29 and 30, each being pivotally attached at one end to the tent pole with which associated adjacent to the lower end of the latter and pivotally attached at its other end to a support 32 adjacent to the upper end of the latter.

The tent pole 30 has a coupling member 33 secured thereto above the point at which it is connected to the tent pole 29, as best seen in Figs. 6 and 19. The coupling member or element 33 comprises a flat base 3% carrying a hollo bod 35 in which is disposed at spring-presse latch 36, there being a transverse ,slot 37 through the upper wall of the hollow body, which slot is controlled by the spring pressed latch 36. The slot 37 through the upper side of the-hollow body 35 communicates with slots 38 -38 formed in the sides of the body 35, which slots extend toward the end of the hollow body remote from that at which the spring-pressed latch 36 is attached to the bodyvby a pivot pin, as indicated at 39. A coupling member or element cooperating with the coupling A element 33 comprises a pair out parallel lugs or cars lO-dtl extending beyond the end of a neeaaaa longitudinal member 41 to which they are attached and being connected adjacent to their outer ends by a transverse pin 42 adapted to be moved bodily through the slot 37 into engagement with the slot 3838 of the hollow body 35, whereupon the spring-pressed latch 36 will move upwardly to prevent a rfeturn7 movement of the pin 42 through 'the s 0t 3 7 It will be understood that I provide a set lower ends of the parts with which associ-v 1 ated. Cooperating coupling members 33,

which have been hereinbefore described, are secured upon the sections 5-5 in position to cooperate with the coupling members carried by the tent poles 2-9 and 30 and the supports 32, whereby these parts may be secured detachably to the sections 5 and supported in the position in which illustrated in Fi s. 2 and 6. The supports 32 at opposite on s of the body of the device are adapted to support eave poles 43 and are provided with coupling elements 33 at their upper ends cooperating with coupling members including the transverse pins 42 which are carried at the opposite ends of each cave pole. Similarly, the ridge pole 41 is provided at its opposite ends with coupling elements including the transverse pins 42 for connection with the couplingelements 33, which, as hereinbefore stated, are attached to the tent pole 30.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. When the device has been applied to a vehicle, such as the automobile 16, in the manner de scribed and it is desired to arrange the same in such manner as to provide sleeping quarters, the top sections 55 are swung outwardly into horizontal position and will be supported in the manner and by the means described; The tent supporting structure which has been described in detail is assembled and mounted upon the sections 5-5, which are in position to serve as seats or beds. The tent 28- is then arranged on the tent supporting structure as illustrated in Fig. 2 and by the broken lines in Fig. 6 so that the side edges of the tent depend below the plane of the sections 5-5. In th application of the device illustrated,

the top of the automobile 16 provides a parthe device.

tial closure a5; one end of the tent and the fabric of which the tent is composed isarranged at the ends of the tent supporting structure to partially 01' entirely close the latter, as desired. The end 3 of the body of the device may be swung upwardly into vertical position and secured to the fabric of the tent by suitable fastening means, none being shown. The tent is securely anchored to the body of the device by fasten- 7 ing means, such as the guy ropes or cables 44; which are attached at one end to flaps 45 secured by stitching to the fabric of which the tent is made and secured at their normally free ends to screw eyes 46 fast in the sections 5 at intervals along the remote edges thereof.

Flaps t7 and 48 respectively'may be attached as by row-s of stitching along upper edges thereof to the fabric of which the the tent is made at the sides and front end of the tent, as illustrated in Fig. 9. The lower portionsof the flaps 47 and 48 are adapted to be arranged in overlying relation to the horizontally positioned sections 5-5 and mattresses or bedding (not shown) may be placed upon the'sections 5 after portions of th flaps have been arranged thereon, thereby practically closing the tent at the sides and front end against the entrance of cold air, snow, rain, or the like.

When it is desired to remove the device to another location or to proceed upon a journey, the tent is detached from the sections 5 and after being folded, is placed Within the body of the device. The tent supporting structure likewise is detached from the section 5 and the parts thereof are folded and arranged within the body of The sections 5- -5 are then swung inwardly into the inclined'positions in which illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5, the

supports 9 are swung against the braces 7 and any luggage which cannot be placed within the body of the device is placed upon the inclined top sections 5-5 to rest against the stops 13. Obviously, the movements of the vehicle to which the devic is applied will not be retarded in the slightest when the device is in folded position.

It will be manifest that my invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than that in which illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and I therefore consider as my own, all modifications and adaptations of the form of the device disclosed hereinwhich fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. In a camping outfit, a body havin spaced vertical sides, sections hingedly at tached to said sides, saidg sections being swingable toward each other to provide a top for the body and away from each other substantially into horizontal positions, and

messes longitudinal stop members secured upon the nformslly upper sides of the said; sections to extend longitudinally of the sections, said stop members being adopted to engage with the sides to brace the sections when the latter ere in outwardly swung position end to cooperate with the sections to support luggage when the sections are in inwardly swung; or closed position.

2. In n camping outfit, 31. body comprising n flat bottom having letters]; extensions at opposite sides and edjspent to opposite ends thereof, vertical sides upstanding at opposite side edges of the bottom, complementary top sections hingedly sttuched to the verticol sides along the upper edges of the letter, and being swingoble outwardly of the planes of the sides, an inclined brace member for each extension of the bottom, eec h brace member being secured st its lower end to one of the extensions adjacent to the outer end of the letter and bein secured at its upper end to onev of the sides at s point adjacent to the upper edge of the letter, a,

bar like support foreech brace member, each be? like support being pivotslly attached to one of the extensions between the outer end of said extension and the lower end of one of the brace members, and s keeper earned by M a i each our like support and engaging the uds hot bottom having lateral extensions at opposite sides and adjacent to opposite ends thereof, vertical sides upstanding from op posite side edges of the bottom, complemen tery top sections hingedly uttuched to the vertical sides along the upper edges of the letter and being swingeble outwardly of the planes or the sides, an elongated supporting; member pivotolly attached at its lower end to one of said extensions, there being an elongated supporting member supported on eech extension, said elongated sup-porting members being swingable outwardly endinwurdly from vertical planes to and from position to sustain the outwardly swung complementary top sections in horizontal osition, and menus for limiting the swingmg movement of the eloted sup orting members relatively to said vertical pl ones;

USCAR ERNEST HANS, 

